Love & Pride
| "Love & Pride" | ||||
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| Single by King | ||||
| from the album Steps in Time | ||||
| Released | April 1984 | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul King, Mick Roberts | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard James Burgess | |||
| King singles chronology | ||||
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"Love & Pride" is a song by the English band King, produced by Richard James Burgess and featured on the band's first studio album, Steps in Time. It was released as their debut single in 1984 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart the following year.
The single was first released in April 1984 but was not a success, spending only three weeks on the UK Singles Chart and reaching No. 84.[1] However, after the group performed the song on Saturday morning television at the end of 1984, CBS Records re-released the song, and it peaked at No. 2 on the UK chart in February 1985, remaining there for three consecutive weeks.
In the United States, "Love & Pride" stalled at No. 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it was more popular in clubs, where two separate 12-inch remixes propelled it to No. 17 on the Billboard Dance/Disco Club Play chart.[2] The single features a Prophet 5 synthesizer.
Track listings
7=inch CBS Records / A 4988 (UK)
- A. "Love & Pride" – 3:20
- B. "Don't Stop" – 4:15
2 x 7-inch (Double Pack) CBS Records / DA 4988 (UK)
- A1. "Love & Pride" – 3:20
- A2. "Don't Stop" – 4:15
- B1. "Love & Pride" (live version)
- B2. "I Kissed the Spikey Fridge" (live version)
12-inch CBS Records / TX 4988 (UK)
- A1. "Love & Pride" (Body & Soul mix) – 5:27
- B1. "Don't Stop" (edit) – 3:38
- B2. "Classic Strangers" – 3:32
12-inch Epic / 49 05236 (US)
- A. "Love & Pride" (extended mix) – 6:14
- B. "Love & Pride" (dub mix) – 4:05
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "Official Charts - King - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 24 August 1985. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- ^ "King – Love & Pride" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "European Top 100 Singles". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 13. 1 April 1985. p. 10.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love & Pride". Irish Singles Chart.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 14, 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "King – Love & Pride" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "King – Love & Pride". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Songs J–L". rock.co.za. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "King – Love & Pride". Swiss Singles Chart.
- ^ "King: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 7 September 1985. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. 31 August 1985. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – King – Love & Pride" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via Imgur.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1985" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1985" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1985" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Chart Archive – 1980s Singles". everyHit.com. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles". Music Week. 18 January 1986. p. 10.
- ^ "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1985" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
